adjective Internet Slang

Swole

/swoʊl/ · adjective · slang

Muscular and pumped up — looking big and strong from lifting.

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Definitions

1

The temporary pumped state right after a workout when blood fills the muscle.

“Did arms and now I'm swole, gotta take a mirror pic.”
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2

Visibly muscular and beefed up, especially with a full, pumped look. The most common compliment for someone who lifts.

“He came back from a year of training absolutely swole.”
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3

Used as a noun in 'swolllife' / 'getting swole' to mean the whole muscle-building lifestyle.

“Get up, lift heavy, eat big, get swole.”
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Swole In A Sentence

Your arms are looking swole, what's the routine?
Skipped legs for years so I'm swole up top and twigs below.
Two scoops of pre-workout and I feel swole already.

Origin & Usage

From 'swollen,' which African American Vernacular English clipped to 'swole' for muscular by the 1990s. It spread widely through hip-hop and fitness internet culture in the 2010s.

Variants swollswolledswole upmad swole
Tags #gym#fitness#aave#american#meme

People Also Ask

What does swole mean?

Swole means muscular and pumped up from lifting weights. It's a shortened, slangy form of 'swollen.'

Is swole the same as jacked?

Pretty much. Both mean big and muscular, though some people use swole for a fuller, rounder look and jacked for hard, defined muscle.

Where does the word swole come from?

It's an AAVE clip of 'swollen' dating back to at least the 1990s, later picked up by fitness internet culture.

What does swole mean on TikTok?

Same as anywhere — someone looking big and muscular. It often tags gym progress or transformation videos.

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